Cat's Birthday HP Drabblethon 5

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Sorted: 123 prompts! Blame the Cat(s).

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Drabble for Faris Eirin

[cordelia_v]

Recipient: faris_eirin
Prompt: There's a potion Snape repeatedly failed to brew. He isn't one to give up, though.
Word count: uh, 620 (Is made of fail, here. But remembers with relief that the Cat can’t count)
Rating: G, but with angst

1975:

“Amortentia doesn’t really create love, of course. It is impossible to manufacture or imitate love, although this potion can cause a powerful infatuation . . . “

Slughorn’s somewhat fruity voice meandered on but an idea had just occurred to him, and Severus flipped open his book to jot it down in a margin.

Regulus nudged him and snickered. "That's one potion I bet you'd like to develop, eh? A lot more useful than Levicorpus if a bloke wanted to get lucky."

Severus gave him a sideways glance and pressed his lips together. He wasn't going to need a love potion. Lily would choose him, all on her own.

1976:He was tired of seeing her with Potter, night after night, heads bent together over a book in the library. Before they disappeared together, that is. Severus suspected that they were

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[cordelia_v]

Thank you!

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[marginaliana]

Oh, oh, god. Wow.

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[cordelia_v]

Thank you! Yes. Canon Snape is so tragic that it just hurts.

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[shouldknobetter]

I read this twice. It's just as sad the second time as the first. Thanks for sharing! Great drabble.

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[cordelia_v]

Thank you! You can just plumb the depths of the tragedy that is canon Snape forever and never come to the end of it, IMO.

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[bonfoi]

Truly better than canon because of the belivability! Well done! There is no FAIL...only WIN!

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[cordelia_v]

Thank you! The Cat was very understanding about the length of this, too.

Canon Snape is just tragedy on a stick, IMO.

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[medawyn]

Oh... ouch. And now every time I think of Severus and the prophecy, this is what I'll be thinking about. Beautiful.

I'm delighted cats can't count, because what's a few extra words of gut-wrenching Severus?

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[cordelia_v]

every time I think of Severus and the prophecy, this is what I'll be thinking about

Why, thank you. A story can't earn any higher tribute, IMO, than to influence how the reader sees canon.

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[lilacsigil]

Oh, this is an excellent portrait of Severus, so wrapped up in himself that he doesn't think to go and *talk* to his former friend and the object of his affections, even though he defends her to Regulus. And by November? Ouch.

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[cordelia_v]

Yeah, the timing was just awful, from his standpoint. And yes, sad canon Snape is sad, in both senses of the word.

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[faris_eirin]

Oh wow, I love what you did with it, that's just what I wanted - thank you so much!

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[cordelia_v]

You're very welcome! Always happy to pass around a big bowl of angst!

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[midnitemaraud_r]

This is really lovely! Heartbreaking - just at his moment of triumph - and it slides so neatly into canon. I love the additions of Regulus and Kreacher as well! Brilliantly done!

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[cordelia_v]

Thank you, dear. I'm all about the chronology, I am. And yes, sad canon Snape is very sad. His desperation is so perfectly ugly.

And I found myself feeling sorry for Kreacher here: used so much, by so many people!